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Keanu Reeves, Kiefer Sutherland, and Billy Zane star as high-school students who start a vigilante group to combat crime in their neighborhood.Keanu Reeves, Kiefer Sutherland, and Billy Zane star as high-school students who start a vigilante group to combat crime in their neighborhood.Keanu Reeves, Kiefer Sutherland, and Billy Zane star as high-school students who start a vigilante group to combat crime in their neighborhood.
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I was a senior at Aptos High School when this movie was filmed there...and an extra (As many of my friends). It was incredible meeting, spending a little time with or around the main actors in this filming....as they would all become pretty huge actors. Being around to see it shot really effected the way I viewed this when it was finally released on Television. It was incredible to see the different Location shot in the same scenes...and as mentioned in other reviews the actors were young...I think Kiefer Sutherland was by far the most famous and experienced at this point...ad he was very cool and normal to everyone...Keanu Reeves had still not broken as a huge actor yet, but in his head he was the best of the crew....Billy Zane was also cool...but was very much like he appears in many movies...a little strange in ways of thinking of things...and many strange things to say...but all the actors were very cool. This is definitely worth watching, the scenes are fun to watch and the locations they were shot in are also cool to see...and it was great seeing all of the actors and actresses involved. Plus there is nothing cooler then seeing a number of your friends in multiple scenes...and your High School. I give it overall a thumbs up.
Derek (Keanu Reeves) is from an upper class home. His girlfriend Christie (Lori Loughlin) has to work for the money. He's jealous of her friendship with Victor (Kiefer Sutherland). After another incident of vandalism at school, the principal urges the students to set their own example. Quarterback Derek leads his football teammates in forming the Brotherhood of Justice. They crash a party where drugs are supposedly being used. Derek finds drugs on his brother and they beat up the drug dealer. Things soon get out of control as the vigilantes turn ever more violent. Derek has second thoughts.
It's early Kiefer Sutherland and it's understandable that he was underused. He could have been an amazing violent second to Keanu Reeves. It's a missed opportunity although Billy Zane isn't that bad. Keanu is alright but he's better in River's Edge. The other problem is that it's missing an explosive ending. This needs to build to a kick-ass blowup but the end fizzles. It's fun to see some early Kiefer and Keanu but this is not their break-outs yet.
It's early Kiefer Sutherland and it's understandable that he was underused. He could have been an amazing violent second to Keanu Reeves. It's a missed opportunity although Billy Zane isn't that bad. Keanu is alright but he's better in River's Edge. The other problem is that it's missing an explosive ending. This needs to build to a kick-ass blowup but the end fizzles. It's fun to see some early Kiefer and Keanu but this is not their break-outs yet.
I remember my cousin telling me about this movie when we were younger and I was dying to see it. When I finally did I really liked it, it was something different for a movie about teens. The acting is decent as is the story it's good to see Keanu, Kiefer and Billy in early roles. It might be a bit out dated but it's still worth the watch! 7/10
If you are familiar with the character of "Johnny Utah" from the 1991 film Point Break, then you are going to notice some peculiar similarities in Keanu Reeve's character here. Only this came out five years earlier.
In both films he is a quarterback. In both films he straddles the line between good and bad human being. In both films people say things like, "DO IT, NOW!" In both films, people ask him to summon the fortitude that helped him win football games.
I admired the kids' sense of brotherhood, and desire to support their school. That's rare. But I also saw that arrogant sense of entitlement that jocks and some "soshe" types have in high school. Real A-Holes.
It was interesting to see that there was a Mexican side of town, even back then. Little did they know how things would change.
I like Keanu Reeves. He has a certain "everyman" quality. I also liked the way the film depicted the contrast of rich kids and the working class ones. Of course in this case, it was based on a true story.
The dialogue was fine. There were several good scenes between two people at a time. Two brothers, the cop and the principal, coworkers, best friends, etc. I love good dialogue.
Not a bad film at all. Interesting concept based on truth.
In both films he is a quarterback. In both films he straddles the line between good and bad human being. In both films people say things like, "DO IT, NOW!" In both films, people ask him to summon the fortitude that helped him win football games.
I admired the kids' sense of brotherhood, and desire to support their school. That's rare. But I also saw that arrogant sense of entitlement that jocks and some "soshe" types have in high school. Real A-Holes.
It was interesting to see that there was a Mexican side of town, even back then. Little did they know how things would change.
I like Keanu Reeves. He has a certain "everyman" quality. I also liked the way the film depicted the contrast of rich kids and the working class ones. Of course in this case, it was based on a true story.
The dialogue was fine. There were several good scenes between two people at a time. Two brothers, the cop and the principal, coworkers, best friends, etc. I love good dialogue.
Not a bad film at all. Interesting concept based on truth.
it's about 2 years ago when I saw this movie for the first time, and I fell in love. twice. with Kiefer Sutherland and with the car he's driving. but that's not the point. I was impressed with the acting of the cast and I was surprised to see Kiefer, Billy (Zane) and Keanu (Reeves) in their early years. it was a nice movie to see. worth watching and not so bad as the summary might say. I didn't get bored watching it but I was a bit dissapointed about the end. further there's nothing wrong with this movie and it's actors.
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- TriviaBased on events that occurred in 1985 at R.L. Paschel High School in Fort Worth, Texas. The gang was the Legion of Doom. Actual names and locations are not used in the movie because once incarcerated, the members of the Legion of Doom were prohibited from doing books or movies about the gang.
- GoofsWhen Derek grabs his brother Willy out of the shower after discovering drugs in Willy's wallet, you can see Willy wearing underpants.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Best TV Shows That Never Were (2004)
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